Senior Network & OT Engineer - Secure, Scalable Systems (Adelaide)

Flinders Ports Pty Limited; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive team environment

Inclusive workplace

Dress for your day

Pre-employment medical assessment

MSIC application support

Right to work in Australia

Job summary

Flinders Port Holdings in Adelaide is seeking a Senior Network and Operational Technology Engineer to design, implement, and manage our network and OT integration across the port's facilities. You will lead security-focused initiatives, manage complex WAN/LAN/WLAN architectures, and collaborate with cyber security to protect critical infrastructure.

This role includes after-hours on-call and vendor liaison.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Information Technology or equivalent.
• Extensive network engineering experience with Cisco routers, switches, site commissioning and fault-finding.
• Strong firewall and network security experience with Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet (FortiGate) firewalls, policy management, zones, NAT, VPNs, high availability.
• Knowledge of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS and security protocols.
• Design and management of complex LAN/WAN/WLAN architectures with high availability and DR.
• Wireless networks (5G, LTE), cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), and VoIP with QoS.
• Certifications (CCNA, CCNP, CCIE) desirable; strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, highly available network solutions meeting business needs.
• Continuously monitor network systems for optimal performance and address issues proactively.
• Conduct regular network upgrades to improve efficiency, capacity, and security; ensure policy compliance.
• Collaborate with Cyber Security to implement robust security measures across the network.
• Provide advanced technical support, resolve incidents and outages, perform root-cause analysis.
• Participate in after-hours on-call roster (approx. one week every six weeks).
• Manage external vendor relationships, documentations, and align solutions with business needs.

Skills

Cisco routers & switches

Network security

Firewall management

VPNs

BGP OSPF EIGRP MPLS

LAN/WAN/WLAN

Cloud networking

VoIP & QoS

Disaster recovery

Network virtualization

Education

Bachelor of Information Technology

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

Fortinet FortiGate

Job description

Flinders Port Holdings in Adelaide is seeking a Senior Network and Operational Technology Engineer to design, implement, and manage our network and OT integration across the port's facilities. You will lead security-focused initiatives, manage complex WAN/LAN/WLAN architectures, and collaborate with cyber security to protect critical infrastructure.

This role includes after-hours on-call and vendor liaison.